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Cosmetology schools in Utah
Utah has 34 accredited campuses awarding cosmetology credentials. If you finish and work as a cosmetologist in Utah, expect to start around $21,810–$28,540 and reach a median of $35,140 with experience; the top quarter earn $51,130 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,190 in their first year, against $17,178 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists earn in Utah
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,810 employed in Utah. National median: $35,790.
Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: American ForkBountifulCedar CityClearfieldEphraimHeber CityHolladayKaysvilleLaytonLehiLoganMidvaleMurrayOgdenPaysonProvoSaint GeorgeSalt Lake CitySandySouth OgdenSt. GeorgeTaylorsvilleTooeleWest JordanWest Valley City
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Nails & Hair Beauty School | Taylorsville | for-profit career school | 3 | $22,490 | not reported | 92% | not reported |
| Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare | Salt Lake City | for-profit career school | 51 | $22,383 | $7,450 | 73% | $28,252 |
| The Barber School | Midvale | for-profit career school | 10 | $22,311 | $7,000 | 59% | $22,756 |
| Collectiv Academy | Sandy | for-profit career school | 69 | $21,266 | $8,722 | 91% | $22,802 |
| Davis Technical College | Kaysville | Public technical college | 97 | $20,866 | not reported | 57% | $14,436 |
| Acaydia School of Aesthetics | Provo | for-profit career school | 121 | $20,713 | $7,667 | 68% | $24,039 |
| Mandalyn Academy | American Fork | for-profit career school | 50 | $20,704 | $6,333 | 90% | $18,052 |
| Ogden-Weber Technical College | Ogden | Public technical college | 88 | $19,669 | not reported | 53% | $5,969 |
| Avalon Institute-Layton | Layton | for-profit career college | 90 | $19,588 | $7,426 | 86% | $20,559 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City | Holladay | for-profit career school | 86 | $19,282 | $10,555 | 88% | $25,318 |
| Skin Science Institute | Sandy | for-profit career college | 128 | $19,246 | $7,667 | 70% | $22,984 |
| Cameo College of Essential Beauty | Murray | for-profit career college | 107 | $19,190 | $5,500 | 85% | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Provo | Provo | for-profit career school | 41 | $18,909 | $9,546 | 71% | $29,666 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan | West Jordan | for-profit career school | 79 | $18,425 | $10,556 | 72% | $21,674 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo | Provo | for-profit career school | 76 | $18,425 | $10,556 | 83% | $28,043 |
| Renaissance Academie | Provo | for-profit career school | 52 | $18,054 | $7,220 | 85% | $26,778 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Logan | Logan | for-profit career school | 71 | $17,880 | $7,820 | 78% | $27,498 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St. George | Saint George | for-profit career school | 46 | $17,300 | not reported | 73% | $19,875 |
| American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus | West Valley City | for-profit career school | 11 | $16,903 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| American Beauty Academy | Payson | for-profit career school | 10 | $16,903 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mountainland Technical College | Lehi | Public technical college | 165 | $16,747 | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Aveda Institute-Provo | Provo | for-profit career college | 96 | $16,199 | $8,166 | 84% | $21,192 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy-St George | St. George | for-profit career school | 41 | $14,542 | $7,667 | 88% | $20,222 |
| Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City | Cedar City | for-profit career college | 42 | $12,394 | $5,500 | 35% | $10,478 |
| Bridgerland Technical College | Logan | Public technical college | 35 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $8,317 |
| Evans Hairstyling College-St George | Saint George | for-profit career college | 33 | not reported | not reported | 88% | $16,050 |
| Snow College | Ephraim | Public college | 27 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tooele Technical College | Tooele | Public technical college | 23 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Utah State University | Logan | Public university | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Esteem Academy of Beauty | South Ogden | for-profit career school | 12 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $15,700 |
| Bonnie Joseph Academy of Cosmetology & Barbering | Heber City | for-profit career school | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Forum Academy of Cosmetology Aesthetics | American Fork | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Utah School of Hair Removal | Clearfield | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Valynn Beauty Academy | Bountiful | career school | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.